§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he w ill bring up to date the figures in his written reply dated 27 March 1984, Official Report, columns 105–6, concerning the mortgage advances and the price of dwellings together with the estimated average cost of mortgage interest tax relief per mortgagee in the current financial year and the assumed average rate of interest;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for (a) single persons, (b) married persons with one earner and (c) married persons with two earners each aged (i) under 65 years and (ii) 65 years and over, the estimated number of incomes in each income range starting at a lower limit of £2,000. and the total tax, as a proportion of total income, excluding family income supplement.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 18July 1985,c. 259]: I regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer before the summer recess. Therefore, I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy of the letter in the Library.